Former NFL WR Michael Irvin believes Indianapolis Colts fans should not be so quick to shrug off what QB Peyton Manning has meant to the franchise and the city of Indianapolis since 1998. "It was garbage without Peyton," Irvin said. "… Peyton is beyond talented. He's gifted. And gifted people, we mark our lives by them. We mark our lives by the gifted."

The Associated Press reports the Broward (Fla.) State Attorney's office said they will not file criminal charges against former NFL WR Michael Irvin after investigating a woman's allegations that she was sexually assaulted by him. The woman filed a lawsuit earlier this month in Broward County Circuit Court claiming Irvin assaulted her in July 2007.

ESPN.com reports former NFL WR Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million countersuit after he was accused of rape in a civil suit filed Thursday, Feb. 4, in Broward (Fla.) Circuit Court. The countersuit was filed in Dallas County, Texas, and asks for $100 million due to the allegations filed against him. No criminal charges have been filed, but the Broward State Attorney's Office has been investigating the case and a spokesman told the Miami Herald he expects a conclusion next week. Irvin's lawsuit claims that the civil suit filed by the woman caused him to be fired from his radio job. Irvin's lawsuit added, "This is nothing more than a thinly veiled effort to carry out Plaintiff's extortion plot while capitalizing on the media circus that is Super Bowl weekend."

Ray Buck, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports former NFL WR Michael Irvin will not have his contract with ESPN renewed. Irvin's contract for his ESPN radio show would have expired at the end of this week. Irvin's co-host on the show, Kevin Kiley, was also fired.

Diana Moskovitz, of The Miami Herald, reports a woman who says she was raped by former NFL WR Michael Irvin has filed a civil lawsuit against in Broward (Fla.) Circuit Court. No criminal charges have been filed, but the Broward State Attorney's Office has been looking into the case and is expected to reach a conclusion next week, according to spokesman Ron Ishoy. The woman, who is not named in the suit, said the attack happened in 2007. Irvin's lawyer, Larry Friedman, called the accusations "totally untrue." In the suit, the woman said Irvin bought her alcohol to get her drunk, then lured her to his hotel room. The incident was reported to Seminole police July 20, 2007, according to Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner. Bitner said, "They investigated it thoroughly. Although by that time there was no longer any forensic evidence or surveillance video." The woman signed a waiver of prosecution a day later, which Bitner attributed to "her desire to essentially put it behind her and not have it be splashed all over the newspapers."

Sam Farmer, of the Los Angeles Times, reports former NFL WR Michael Irvin is among those who think free-agent QB Brett Favre (Jets) should bag the idea of playing for the Minnesota Vikings and instead call it a career. "Listen, Favre's 100 years old; stop this already," Irvin said. "This is what's killing everybody. Every time Favre says, 'I want to come back,' it's like everybody on ESPN says, 'Whatever team he says he wants to come to, he makes them automatically a Super Bowl contender.'"

The Associated Press reports former WR Michael Irvin says he calmly chatted with a gunman in another vehicle after the armed passenger turned out to be a Dallas Cowboys fan. Irvin, who was not harmed, says he was "very afraid." According to a Dallas police report, Irvin was stopped at a red light Monday, Jan. 12, when two men in a truck pulled up next to him. The driver rolled down his window, so Irvin did the same, thinking the two men recognized him. The passenger flashed a gun. Then Irvin heard one of them call out his name and mentioned being a "huge Cowboy fan." Irvin says he began talking with the men about the team's season and Dallas not making it to the Super Bowl. The pair eventually drove off.

Ray Buck, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports former Dallas Cowboys WR Michael Irvin said, during an interview, he did not like how former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells always referred to WR Terrell Owens as "the player" last season. "I think it's one of the most disrespectful things you can do," said Irvin.